429, Lot: 616. Estimate $100. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. James VI. 1567-1625. AR Five shillings (24.5mm, 2.84 g, 10h). Seventh coinage. Edinburgh mint; im: cross. Dated 1594. Bareheaded and armored bust right / Crowned thistle with three flowers. SCBI 35 (Ashmolean & Hunterian), –; SCBC 5494. Fine, toned. Rare date.

From the Dr. William E. Triest Collection. Ex Finn FPL 14 (1998), no. 408.